Michel (Shelly) Denes – Fall Prevention Specialist Certification Course: Fall-proof Your Patients with Today’s Best Practices

Outline

HOT TOPICS AND INNOVATIONS IN FALL PREVENTION

• What fall prevention will look like in 1, 5, and 10 years

HANDS-ON LAB: PREDICT AND PREVENT FALLS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENT

• Practice today’s best evaluations for:
  • Balance
  • Visual-spatial function
  • Sensory-motor integration
  • Proprioception
  • Vestibular function
  • Gait and mobility
  • Age-related degeneration
  • Home safety
  • Pharmacological side effects

HANDS-ON LAB: EXPAND YOUR REHAB TOOLBOX FOR FALL PREVENTION AND POST-FALL REHAB

• Practice effective techniques you can use immediately to:
  • Restore balance, mobility, and function
  • Minimize fall impact and injury
  • Treat dizziness and vertigo
  • Improve multitasking, coordination, and gait
  • Resolve vision problems that contribute to falls
  • Boost cognition, memory, and focus
  • Reduce environmental fall risks

HAND-ON LAB: INTEGRATE MULTIPLE APPROACHES FOR BETTER OUTCOMES

• Practice combining:
  • Balance and gait training
  • Vestibular rehabilitation
  • Gaze stabilization
  • Multitasking interventions
  • Musculoskeletal soft tissue techniques
  • Graded motor imagery
  • Home exercise programming
  • Nutrition
  • Environmental modification
  • Safety reminders
  • Orthotics and gait devices
  • Clinical applications of neuroplasticity

HANDS-ON LAB: DESIGN ROBUST, INNOVATIVE PLANS OF CARE FOR YOUR PATIENTS

• Practice developing treatment strategies for high risk patients with specific impairments, including:
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Stroke
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Diabetes
  • Pain
  • Age-related changes

KEYS TO SUCCESSFULLY TREATING NONCOMPLIANT PATIENTS AND ENLISTING FAMILY SUPPORT

ARE YOU LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE?

• Coding and billing updates for fall prevention and post-fall rehab
• Justify rehab with the right progress measures and documentation
• Avoid denials and audits with these tips

CASE STUDIES: PUT KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICE

• Case study 1: Evaluate a client’s home for extrinsic risk factors
• Case study 2: Apply advanced balance training and multi-tasking techniques
• Case study 3: Integrate visual testing and gaze stabilization
• Case study 4: Navigate pharmacological side effects and comorbidities
• Case study 5: Overcome barriers to effective strategy implementation

DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR YOUR FACILITY

BECOME YOUR REGION’S GO-TO FALL PREVENTION SPECIALIST

• The insider’s guide to specialization and professional networking
• Build referrals faster: effectively market your fall prevention program